1. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.

1. This talk of moving        Australia is all just pie in the sky (an event that sb talks about that seems very unlikely to happen).

2. They say        their tongues what is not in their hearts.
3. He turned a deaf ear        (=refuse to listen to) the rumours.

4. the extermination (=termination)        rats and other vermin

5.        the lifetime of the present government

6. The band has been spurred (=encourage)        by the success of their last single (=a piece of recorded music).

7. The truck was blown        kingdom come (=completely destroy with an explosion).

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1. to 2. with 3. to 4. of 5. in 6. on 7. to

2. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.

1. The various sections of the Arabian Peninsula have only seldom been united        one government.

2. As night fell, our enthusiasm began to ebb        (=decrease).

3. This increase in exports bears testimony        the successes of industry.

4. It is not        the bounds of possibility that we'll all meet again one day.

5. I was given a free hand        designing the syllabus.

6. Out of over 400 staff there are just 7 that fall        this category.

7. Terrorists remain a potential menace        the stability of the government.

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1. under 2. away 3. to 4. beyond 5. in 6. into 7. to

3. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.

1. She abhors any form of cruelty        animals.

2. After a lot of thought, I opted        buying a motorbike.

3. It is advisable to practise each exercise individually        first (=in the beginning).

4. Animals in the zoo have lost the capability        catch/       catching food for themselves.

5. I was spurred (=encourage)        action by the letter.

6. The pyramids are an eloquent testimony        the ancient Egyptians' engineering skills.

7. It is hard to fathom (=understand) the pain felt        the death of a child.

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1. towards 2. against 3. at 4. to/of 5. into 6. to 7. at

4. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.

1. a lifetime        experience

2. Fund-raising is peripheral (=of minor importance)        their main activities.

3. The best provision is the fear        God.

4. The balloons had been inflated (=fill with gas or air)        helium (=inert gas).

5. a factory gutted (=destroy the inside of a building)        fire

6. They dragged the inert (=not able to move) body        the river.

7. He plans to appeal        his conviction (=an act of finding somebody guilty of a crime).

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1. of 2. to 3. of 4. with 5. by 6. out of 7. against

5. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.

1. This falls        the heading of scientific research.

2. You pay your last respects        a traveller to God (Great and Glorious is He!).

3. You lay him        the depths of a crevice (=narrow opening) in the earth.

4. I enjoin His obedience and discommend (=disapprove) transgression        Him.

5. May joy and peace abide (=live)        us all.

6. Everything which distracts you        your Lord is an evil omen (=a sign of what is going to happen in the future) for you.

7. They make their disputations (=arguments)        the judges.

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1. under 2. to 3. in 4. against 5. in 6. from 7. before

6. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.

1. God strips the son of Adam        his chattels (=movable property).

2. She was motivated        deep religious conviction (=firm belief).

3. The cyclone has resulted        (=lead to) many thousands of deaths.

4. When the Scales are erected, people will be judged        verity (=truth).

5. If he resigned it would be tantamount        (=having the same bad effect as) admitting that he was guilty.

6. They believed that their souls would be condemned to burn in hell        eternity (=time without end).

7. The fire is stoked        (=add fuel to a fire).

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1. of 2. by 3. in 4. with 5. to 6. for 7. up

7. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.

1. Are you secure        death?

2. This case falls        my jurisdiction.

3. They were so engrossed        /       what they were doing that they didn't hear me come in.

4. Detectives are so far (=until now)        a loss to explain the reason for his death.

5. God has prohibited this        the believers.

6. They will assail you        sharp tongues.

7. All payments are contingent        (=depending on) satisfactory completion dates.

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1. from 2. outside 3. in/with 4. at 5. to 6. with 7. upon

8. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.

1. May God protect you and me        an evil doom (=death)!

2. His diary was not published        his lifetime.

3. It is far        clear (=it is not clear) what he intends to do.

4. I don’t want to put you        any inconvenience.

5. You were not created        jest (joke; fun).

6. All my efforts were        no purpose (= failed).

7. I came to Lahore        /       the express purpose of seeing you.

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1. from 2. During 3. From 4.to 5. In 6. To 7. for/with

9. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.

1. After graduating she opted        a career in music.

2. He refused to rule        the possibility of a tax increase.

3. My trainer spurred (=encourage) me to keep        a pace of four miles an hour.

4. They will announce the result        the vote tonight.

5. Prostrate yourselves        Adam!

6. He had an aversion (=a strong feeling of not liking)        getting up early.

7. The watch was a gift (=present)        my mother.

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1. for 2. out 3. up 4. of 5. before 6. to 7. From

10. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.

1. The Emissary said, ‘Sufficient is death        a warner.’

2. He gave her a sum of money which she used        good purpose (=well).

3. She has a great gift (=a natural ability)        music.

4. He couldn't fathom        (=understand) what the man could possibly mean.

5. As the President's car drew up, the crowd broke        (=begin laughing, singing, etc. suddenly) loud applause (=approval shown by clapping the hands).

6. The children were engrossed (=occupy somebody's attention)        the story.

7. Most decent people abhor corruption        government.

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1. as 2. to 3. for 4. out 5. into 6. by 7. in